Southern Pecan Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Preparation Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, pounded thin


• 4 cups ice water


• 4 teaspoons salt


• 3/4 cup pecan meal (ground pecans)


• 2 eggs, beaten


• 2 tablespoons milk


• 2 tablespoons honey


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, course ground

Recipe

• 1 marinate chicken breasts in iced salt water for 1/2 hour.


• 2 beat milk with honey, then add beaten eggs, salt, and fresh ground pepper.


• 3 put egg wash in one shallow bowl, and pecan meal in another.


• 4 dip chicken breasts in the egg wash, then in the pecan meal, patting the meal into the chicken to form a crust.


• 5 place the chicken in a shallow baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.


• 6 bake at 375º for 35 minutes, or until the breasts are done through.